Statutory Instruments
2009 No.775 (C. 49)
Social Security
The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 10, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2009
Made
23rd March 2009
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 68 and 70(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007( 1 ).
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (Commencement No. 10, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2009.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007 .
Appointed days
2. 27th March 2009 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—
(a) section 36 (supply of information by rent officers);
(b) section 67 and Schedule 8 (repeals) in so far as those provisions relate to the partial repeal of sections 37(2) (widowed mother’s allowance) and 39A(3) (widowed parent’s allowance) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 2 ).
Transitional and savings provision
3. In cases to which article 3(2) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2003( 3 ) applies, sections 37 (widowed mother’s allowance) and 39A (widowed parent’s allowance) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (as they continue to apply by virtue of article 4 of that Order) have effect as if the repeals specified in article 2(b) of this Order had not come into force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Kitty Ussher
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
23rd March 2009
2007 c.5 .
1992 c.4 . Section 37 was amended by paragraphs 24 and 26 of Schedule 3 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21) , section 254(1) of, and paragraph 18 of Schedule 24 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33) and section 1(3) of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c.6) . Section 39A was inserted by section 55(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30) and amended by paragraphs 24 and 28 of Schedule 3 to the Tax Credits Act 2002, section 254(1) of, and paragraph 20 of Schedule 24 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and section 1(3) of, and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Child Benefit Act 2005.